With Genetic Gift, 2 Monkeys Are Viewing a More Colorful World »
Posted By myfairlady 3 months ago in Science & TechnologyThe red opsin gene was carried on a standard virus used for gene therapy experiments. Injected into the eye, the virus donated the opsin gene to the monkeys’ cones along with a piece of DNA that directed the cones to make the new red opsin in preference to their own green opsin.
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